Christening of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, 1946
- ️Mon Jun 07 2021
— The Royal Watcher (@saadsalman719) June 7, 2021
The Christening of Prince Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus of Sweden, the Duke of Jämtland, son of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Västerbotten and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, into the Church of Sweden by the Archbishop of Uppsala, Erling Eidem in the Chapel of the Royal Palace of Stockholm on this day in 1946, celebrating the long-awaited Heir who is now the longest-reigning King in Swedish History.
— The Royal Watcher (@saadsalman719) June 7, 2021
The future King’s godparents were his uncle and aunt, King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark; Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; King Olav V of Norway, Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; paternal great-grandfather, King Gustaf V; grandfather, King Gustaf VI Adolph; step-grandmother, Queen Louise of Sweden; Countess Maria Bernadotte of Wisborg; and Count Folke Bernadotte.
